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Model: Crucial MX500 250GB SATA III 2.5" Internal SSD
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It should work. This is a 2.5" SATA SSD and only requires 5V. I've never seen a consumer SSD or 2.5" drive that requires 12V.
Nothing I've ever seen in the consumer realm.
The P3 is a DRAM-less (but supports HMB), QLC, NVMe drive. The MX500 has DRAM (512MB), TLC, and is SATA. Technically, the MX500 should theoretically be more reliable, due to the TLC NAND and presence of DRAM. Reality could be different.
The performance characteristics can be quite different. The NVMe P3 will have much higher peaks but may have lower lows. When the pSLC write cache is filled, peak sequential writes could drop from >3GB/s to as low as 100MB/s. The MX500 will never reach speeds much beyond 500MB/s (due to the SATA bus) but probably won't drop much, even when the pSLC is full. Realistically, if you're not doing lots of large writes, you probably won't notice a difference. Personally, I'd favor the MX500.
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Does it work at 5v or 12v ? Coz eufy homebase 3 only takes 5v, 2.5 inch Ssd. Not finding this info anywhere.
It should work. This is a 2.5" SATA SSD and only requires 5V. I've never seen a consumer SSD or 2.5" drive that requires 12V.
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What ssd's are 12v?
Nothing I've ever seen in the consumer realm.
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This vs crucial P3 nvme?
Pls let me know. Is this more reliable than the P3?
I will mostly be using it as a gaming/ storage SSD.
Thanks!
The P3 is a DRAM-less (but supports HMB), QLC, NVMe drive. The MX500 has DRAM (512MB), TLC, and is SATA. Technically, the MX500 should theoretically be more reliable, due to the TLC NAND and presence of DRAM. Reality could be different.
The performance characteristics can be quite different. The NVMe P3 will have much higher peaks but may have lower lows. When the pSLC write cache is filled, peak sequential writes could drop from >3GB/s to as low as 100MB/s. The MX500 will never reach speeds much beyond 500MB/s (due to the SATA bus) but probably won't drop much, even when the pSLC is full. Realistically, if you're not doing lots of large writes, you probably won't notice a difference. Personally, I'd favor the MX500.
It should work. This is a 2.5" SATA SSD and only requires 5V. I've never seen a consumer SSD or 2.5" drive that requires 12V.
Nothing I've ever seen in the consumer realm.
The P3 is a DRAM-less (but supports HMB), QLC, NVMe drive. The MX500 has DRAM (512MB), TLC, and is SATA. Technically, the MX500 should theoretically be more reliable, due to the TLC NAND and presence of DRAM. Reality could be different.
The performance characteristics can be quite different. The NVMe P3 will have much higher peaks but may have lower lows. When the pSLC write cache is filled, peak sequential writes could drop from >3GB/s to as low as 100MB/s. The MX500 will never reach speeds much beyond 500MB/s (due to the SATA bus) but probably won't drop much, even when the pSLC is full. Realistically, if you're not doing lots of large writes, you probably won't notice a difference. Personally, I'd favor the MX500.
Thanks so much. I went with the MX500 4TB. I have a Samsung 980 Pro as an OS drive.
Thanks, picked up 2 for my Nas. Now need 2 more, other brand to spread the risk. Hopefully something pops up. Thought about putting platters in but the CMR drives in this capacity aren't much cheaper (except the Seagate maybe). Biggest factor though is this is going to be a whole lot more quiet. The 4 drives in my old Nas have been way too noisy, had to abandon it into my equipment closet...
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Nothing I've ever seen in the consumer realm.
The P3 is a DRAM-less (but supports HMB), QLC, NVMe drive. The MX500 has DRAM (512MB), TLC, and is SATA. Technically, the MX500 should theoretically be more reliable, due to the TLC NAND and presence of DRAM. Reality could be different.
The performance characteristics can be quite different. The NVMe P3 will have much higher peaks but may have lower lows. When the pSLC write cache is filled, peak sequential writes could drop from >3GB/s to as low as 100MB/s. The MX500 will never reach speeds much beyond 500MB/s (due to the SATA bus) but probably won't drop much, even when the pSLC is full. Realistically, if you're not doing lots of large writes, you probably won't notice a difference. Personally, I'd favor the MX500.
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Pls let me know. Is this more reliable than the P3?
I will mostly be using it as a gaming/ storage SSD.
Thanks!
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Seems like a safe buy (plus easy return if needed)
Seems like a safe buy (plus easy return if needed)
Pls let me know. Is this more reliable than the P3?
I will mostly be using it as a gaming/ storage SSD.
Thanks!
Our community has rated this post as helpful. If you agree, why not thank MWink
Pls let me know. Is this more reliable than the P3?
I will mostly be using it as a gaming/ storage SSD.
Thanks!
The performance characteristics can be quite different. The NVMe P3 will have much higher peaks but may have lower lows. When the pSLC write cache is filled, peak sequential writes could drop from >3GB/s to as low as 100MB/s. The MX500 will never reach speeds much beyond 500MB/s (due to the SATA bus) but probably won't drop much, even when the pSLC is full. Realistically, if you're not doing lots of large writes, you probably won't notice a difference. Personally, I'd favor the MX500.
Nothing I've ever seen in the consumer realm.
The P3 is a DRAM-less (but supports HMB), QLC, NVMe drive. The MX500 has DRAM (512MB), TLC, and is SATA. Technically, the MX500 should theoretically be more reliable, due to the TLC NAND and presence of DRAM. Reality could be different.
The performance characteristics can be quite different. The NVMe P3 will have much higher peaks but may have lower lows. When the pSLC write cache is filled, peak sequential writes could drop from >3GB/s to as low as 100MB/s. The MX500 will never reach speeds much beyond 500MB/s (due to the SATA bus) but probably won't drop much, even when the pSLC is full. Realistically, if you're not doing lots of large writes, you probably won't notice a difference. Personally, I'd favor the MX500.
Seems like a safe buy (plus easy return if needed)
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